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Outdoors in Newbury

Few parks or trails are on the map in Newbury

28% of Newbury’s land is conserved, about 912 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Newbury.

Conserved land
28%
912 acres · of 5.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
922 ft
Pulaski Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

912 conserved acres

28% of Newbury’s land. Who manages Newbury’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Joint918 ac
State conservation237 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)89 ac
Other state land7 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Not recorded183 ac
Conservation Easement · 630 acAgricultural Easement · 326 acUnknown Easement · 296 acLocal Other or Unknown · 183 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 729 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Newbury Village Watershed
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded183Unknown
Things to do

3 places to go in Newbury

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Newbury
Pulaski Mountain922 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Tennis
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Newbury: May and September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)283241556977828072594534
Rain (in)2.41.92.42.93.33.74.23.83.24.12.73.0

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Newbury →

Next door

Newbury and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Newbury— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Newbury

Is there public land near Newbury?

37,629 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newbury or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Newbury neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →